Special Walking Tour: Chatham Village

Pittsburgh’s Garden City Neighborhood.

Saturday, May 11
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

$20.00 per person

This tour is limited to 20 participants.
Tickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on May 10.

Purchase a ticket below.

Chatham Village, located in the City neighborhood of Mt. Washington, was commissioned by Pittsburgh’s Buhl Foundation and designed by New York City architect-planners Clarence Stein and Henry Wright. Built between 1931 and 1936 in response to a Depression-induced housing shortage, Chatham Village was the Foundation’s attempt to demonstrate that the private sector could develop high-quality, affordable housing for workers of moderate income and make a profit.

This special tour will be led by Angelique Bamberg, author of Chatham Village: Pittsburgh’s Garden City, and David Vater, an architect and long-time resident of Chatham Village. They will reveal not only the fascinating history of the remarkably well-preserved community of nearly 200 Colonial Revival residences, but also ways in which Stein and Wright’s brilliant design addresses some contemporary issues in sustainability and urban planning. The tour will be followed by refreshments.

Tour meeting point: Bigham House, 655 Pennridge Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15211

Tour ending point: Bigham House

Free parking will be available on the street. Instructions for parking will be provided to registrants in advance of the tour.

Please arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!), and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour, assume all personal risk during the tour, consent to being photographed during the tour, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications.

This tour is not handicap accessible, as there are numerous changes in elevation at Chatham Village that can only be navigated by staircases.